M.PATMOS WINS 2015 WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL WOOLMARK PRIZE

Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani, style icon and designer Victoria Beckham and Vogue China Editor-in-Chief Angelica Cheung joined an esteemed judging panel of industry representatives to decide to the winner of the 2015 International Woolmark Prize – M.PATMOS. Watch the video to see how the night unfolded…

New Delhi, India, March 18th, 2015: Marcia Patmos, designer of M.PATMOS was announced the winner of the 2015 women’s International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the award’s event.

After a global search, reaching across 21 countries and involving more than 60 designers, M.PATMOS competed against four other selected design talents from around the world during an intense judging session: VMAJOR from China, STRATEAS.CARLUCCI from Australia, AUGUSTIN TEBOUL from Germany and Bird on a Wire from Lebanon.

Victoria Beckham said, “The International Woolmark Prize gives emerging talent from wherever they are an incredible opportunity. I am really excited to be here in Beijing to be part of this event. I felt that Patmos embodied best what the IWP stands for. The collection was well executed and the concept interesting.”

Fellow judge, Colin McDowell, fashion commentator/journalist, added: “I thought that it was a very sophisticated collection which used Merino wool to make clothes that were elegant but also young in spirit.”

“Thank you to The Woolmark Company for creating this great platform to support emerging designers,” said Marcia Patmos on her big win. “I am looking forward to seeing what happens as a result of this new opportunity.”

In addition to prestigious recognition, the winner receives a financial contribution of AU$100,000 (US$76,366) and the opportunity to be stocked in the most important retailers around the globe including Saks Fifth Avenue, Harvey Nichols, 10 Corso Como, JOYCE, Isetan Mitsukoshi, David Jones andmytheresa.com.